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We are delighted that you are considering UCLA Extension learners in your hiring plans! Post your opportunity with us to recruit our students and alumni.

Who are our students and alumni?

  • Career changers, upskillers, and professionals seeking advancement
  • Represent diverse industries and educational backgrounds
  • Many hold bachelor’s and advanced degrees
  • Actively pursuing certifications and hands-on learning opportunities
  • Available for internships, full-time, part-time, and project-based roles

Before clicking on the link below to post your position, please review our employer FAQs and guidelines.

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Employer Guidelines

For a collaborative and productive relationship with UCLA Extension, employers must adhere to the NACE Principles for Ethical Professional Practice, the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, the UCLA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Guidelines, the UCLA Extension Principles of Governance, the UCLA Career Center Guidelines, and the UCLA Extension Career Services policies.

Employers partnering with UCLA Extension Career Services must also comply with the UCLA Non-Discrimination and Harassment Policy, UCLA Substance Abuse Policy, and UCLA Sexual Harassment Policy.

UCLA Extension supports experiential learning opportunities provided in our internship courses. We encourage posting paid internship opportunities on our website. For unpaid opportunities, we will accept positions that match with one of our academic programs offering and internship course.

  • UCLAx Career Services may approve paid and unpaid internships if the opportunity is a match with one of our academic programs offering an internship course.
  • The employer, the student participating in the internship, and the UCLA Extension designate must complete the required Internship Agreement prior to the start of the internship.
  • Our philosophy on unpaid internships is in line with the UCLA Extension Internship Policy (full text here) and the NACE Guide to Internships.
  • Employers hiring international students for full-time, part-time, and internship positions must comply with federal regulations related to CPT, OPT, and on-campus employment. For more information, click here.

Mandatory Internship Agreement: The employer, the student participating in the internship, and the UCLA Extension designate must complete an Internship Agreement prior to the start of the internship.

Some of our Academic Programs may have additional internship requirements. Please contact Career Services with any questions.

Employers hiring international students for full-time, part-time, and internship positions must comply with federal regulations related to CPT, OPT, and on-campus employment. For more information, click here.

UCLA Extension does not provide personally identifiable information of students without their consent. This helps us stay compliant with the Family Education Rights and Privacy (FERPA) Act. For more information on FERPA, please read UCLA Policy 220 and UC Policy 130-134.

  • UCLAx Career Services Office reserves the right to refuse service to any employer not meeting the standards and principles mentioned on this webpage.
  • We can refuse service to employers if the work is deemed inappropriate for our learner population. These include but are not limited to unsafe working conditions, discriminatory work environments, and other questionable practices.
  • We do not work with third-party recruiters or agencies asking for payment from learners.
  • We do not provide candidate screening for employers.

We welcome employers to share paid part-time and full-time employment opportunities on the UCLA Extension Career Services website.  There is no fee to post a job.  All postings are subject to approval by UCLA Extension staff before publishing. To help expedite the approval and posting of your job, please prepare the following information ahead of time: 

  1. Company Information (name, contact, contact email address, location, website)
  2. Job Details (submission date, closing date) 
  3. Job Title, Type (full-time, part-time, freelance, internship, volunteer), Category (in-person, remote, hybrid), and Audience (student, alumni)
  4. Elements of a complete job description 
    1. Brief Job Summary (overall function of this role)
    2. Brief Company Overview (1-3 sentences)
    3. Daily job responsibilities (3-5)
    4. Qualifications/competencies (3-5)
    5. Required application materials (resume, cover letter, portfolio, etc.)
  5. Salary range or starting salary (Note: Under California law SB 1162, employers with 15 or more employees must include salary ranges in all job postings, whether internal or external. This rule applies to remote roles that could be filled by a California resident and requires disclosing salary ranges to applicants upon request.)
  6. Link to the job posting or email address to apply
  7. Industry/industries of recruitment (accounting and finance, architecture & interior design, business & management, communications, computer science, engineering & project management, entertainment, education, environmental studies, healthcare & counseling, humanities & social sciences, landscape architecture & horticulture, legal / paralegal, marketing, real estate, writing & publishing, other).